Hawkshaw proud of Ireland efforts after Belgian defeat
Ireland's women's hockey team was eliminated from the World Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Belgium. Despite the loss, captain Sarah Hawkshaw expressed pride in the team's resilient performance against a top-ranked opponent.
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Highlights the competitive nature of international women's sports and the emotional toll of high-stakes tournament play.
Ireland captain Sarah Hawkshaw expressed pride in her team-mates despite their Women's Hockey World Cup dream being dashed by hosts Belgium on Thursday.
Gareth Grundie's side put in a gutsy display in the Belfius Hockey Arena but fell to a 2-1 defeat .
The result means Ireland will not advance further in the competition but will go through the consolation of the classification rounds.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport's Siobhan Madigan, Hawkshaw praised her team-mates for almost belying their underdog status against the Belgians.
"You get sick of saying we're that close when we're (getting) 2-1 scorelines against top three teams in the world," she said.
"Incredibly, incredibly proud for the fight that we showed" Ireland captain Sarah Hawkshaw reacts after their defeat to Belgium at the Women's Hockey World Cup pic.twitter.com/KEgRhPVNS6
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